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Cat backhoe wheel

04-09-2013, 07:10 PM

Found these pics in my file. The guy ran the machine with the rear wheel loose for a while & opened up the lug holes pretty good. Rather than weld them up & redrill or weld & die grind I opted to just make a new center pc. & weld it in.

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MMW, How do you know that you have it pefecty centered, I would be concerned about a high speed wobble at about 12 MPH

I used my self leveling/balancing/centering welding wire to make sure it is good.

I tacked a plate across the center hole, measured in from different spots on the rim to find the center. Center punched it & used my circle cutter on the plasma. Laid out the new center, cut the id/od with the circle cutter, punched holes & welded it in.